The pair began a tension-filled match with Simons calling for an umpire to oversee the match after a debuted call, Simons would go on to win the first set 6-2.
The second set saw the pair battle even harder with the score at 4 – 4, Simons would break Mallory’s serve to take a 5 – 4 lead.
Simons would then serve for the match, but Mallory would break back to level the match at 5 – 5.
Simons would once again break Mallory’s serve to take a 6 – 5 lead, with yet another chance to serve for the match.
Mallory would not go down without a fight as he would once again break Simons’ serve to send the match into a tie-breaker locked at 6 – 6.
Simons would then outlast Mallory to claim the victory in the tie-breaker.
